The difference between Chump and Dupe
When used as nouns, chump means an incompetent person, a blockhead, whereas dupe means a person who has been deceived.
Dupe is also verb with the meaning: to swindle, deceive, or trick.
check bellow for the other definitions of Chump and Dupe
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Chump as a noun (colloquial, pejorative):
An incompetent person, a blockhead; a loser.
Examples:
"That chump wouldn't know his ass from a hole in the ground."
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Chump as a noun:
A gullible person; a sucker; someone easily taken advantage of; someone lacking common sense.
Examples:
"It shouldn't be hard to put one over on ''that'' chump."
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Chump as a noun:
The thick end, especially of a piece of wood or of a joint of meat.
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Chump as a verb:
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Dupe as a noun:
A person who has been deceived.
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Dupe as a verb:
To swindle, deceive, or trick.
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Dupe as a noun (photography):
A duplicate of a photographic image.
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Dupe as a noun (restaurant industry):
A duplicate of an order receipt printed for kitchen staff.
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Dupe as a noun (informal):
A duplicate.
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Dupe as a verb (transitive):
To duplicate.
Examples:
"Can you dupe this photo for me?"